Cartoon Characters Wine Tasting
Mickey Mouse with a glass of chardonnay?Pluto or the three little pigs selecting the finest dinnerware and tableware?Minnie loading an interactive CD-ROM based wine tasting course for tips and hints? Not really! Alcohol of any form and the Disney Empire simply do not mix – usually! However, every year in late autumn the Epcot Centre hosts the annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World Resort. During the six-week, entertainment-packed event, guests can taste fine cuisine and wines from the top “foodie” cities of the world.
Disney characters are by no means the only well loved cartoon-based creations that would appreciate the contents of a wooden wine cabinet. Brian Griffin’s drug of choice is obviously booze!If you have any doubt, run a Google Images search where you will find that just about every picture of Brian shows him with a cocktail glass in hand!Other evidence comes from his frequent question of “whose leg do I have to hump to get a dry martini around here?” Wine or beer is absolutely essential to Futurama’s most reprehensible, yet lovable, creation. Bender needs the chemical energy from alcohol to be able to function properly. Excessive drinking is therefore mandatory or he will become sober and unable to control his body. Magnets stuck to his head make him sing like a folk singer and his favourite drink is Olde Fortran Malt liquor.
Back in the real world (or a real as Disney ever gets) Epcot kitchens turn up the heat and bring out the posh dinnerware for a global tasting experience that includes sampling Camarões com Palmito (shrimp with palms) from Brazil while sipping the trendiest wines from Argentina. The festival highlights tastes and wines from six continents, serving tapas-sized portions of regional specialties paired with recommended wines and beers to accompany.Beer aficionados can raise their steins in a Biergarten that specialises in light or dark brews. Various souvenirs are available, ranging from simple items like a bottle opener to event cookbooks but unlike the talking dog and the bending robot, the giant mouse and his retinue cannot touch a drop!
Tags: bottle opener, dinnerware, Epcot, tableware, Walt Disney World Resort, wooden wine cabinet
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